Two sub-variants of the BA.2 'stealth' variant, which is in itself a sub-variant of , have been detected in New York, and could be behind the recent surge in cases detected in and across the state.While many have moved beyond the pandemic, some key experts are still warning that it is too early to put the pandemic into the rear view because of the emergence of these types of variants, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) even extended America's Covid emergency declaration until July this week.On Wednesday, New York state announced the detection of the BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1 in the state. The strains make As a whole, the BA.2 sub-variant makes up 80 percent of cases in the state.
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